DCMS Ministerial hospitality, overseas travel and meetings with external organisations, Newspapers and other media proprietors, editors and senior executives

1 October – 31 December 2013

## GIFTS GIVEN OVER £140

| Secretary of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP | Date gift given | To | Gift | Value | |-------------------------------------------|-----------------|----|------|-------| | | Nil | | | | | Minister for Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities, Helen Grant MP | Date gift given | To | Gift | Value | | | Nil | | | | | Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP | Date gift given | To | Gift | Value | | | Nil | | | |

## GIFTS RECEIVED OVER £140

| Secretary of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP | Date gift received | From | Gift | Value | Outcome | |-------------------------------------------|--------------------|------|------|-------|---------| | | Nil | | | | | | Minister for Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities, Helen Grant MP | Date gift received | From | Gift | Value | Outcome | | | Nil | | | | | | Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP | Date gift received | From | Gift | Value | Outcome | | | Nil | | | | |

## HOSPITALITY

### Secretary of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP

| Date | Name of Organisation | Type of Hospitality Received | |--------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10 Oct | The Old Vic Theatre | Tickets\* to Much Ado About Nothing | | 24 Oct | Sir John Saone’s Museum | Private View of ‘Alan Sorrell: A life reconstructed’ | | 2 Nov | National Theatre | Tickets\* to the National Theatre: 50 Years On Stage | | 11 Nov | City of London Corporation | Tickets\* to the Lord Mayor’s Banquet | | 23 Nov | Rugby League World Cup | Tickets\* Rugby League World Cup semi-finals | | 28 Nov | Victoria & Albert Museum | Private View of Chinese Masterpiece exhibition | | 18 Dec | BBC, Tony Hall | Tickets\* to preview screening of Dr Who Christmas special |

### Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities, Helen Grant MP

| Date | Name of Organisation | Type of Hospitality Received | |--------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14 Oct | Boxing Writers | Dinner | | 15 Oct | Football Association | England v Poland friendly\* | | 26 Oct | Football Association | Anniversary Gala Dinner | | 30 Nov | Rugby League | Tickets to Rugby League World Cup Final\* |

### Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP

| Date | Name of Organisation | Type of Hospitality Received | |--------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------| | 24 Oct | Qatar Investment Authority | Lunch | | 30 Oct | L Manze Pie & Mash | Visit to recently listed building, lunch provided | | 1 Nov | National Theatre | Ticket to 50 Years on Stage Special Preview | | 5 Nov | National Theatre | Ticket to “A Drowned Man” Performance | | 7 Nov | The Spectator | Parliamentarian of the Year Awards | | 7 Nov | Weiner Library | 80th Anniversary Reception | | 7 Nov | Louis Vuitton | New Townhouse tour at |

1 Does not normally include attendance at functions hosted by HM Government; ‘diplomatic’ functions in the UK or abroad, hosted by overseas governments; minor refreshments at meetings, receptions, conferences, and seminars; and offers of hospitality which were declined. *indicates if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend. | Date | Event | Details | |--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 12 Nov | Historic Houses Association | Drinks and Lunch | | 13 Nov | UK, Russia Year of Culture | Dinner | | 15 Nov | Leighton House Museum | Opening of Ferozkoh: Tradition & Continuity in Afghan Art Exhibition | | 18 Nov | Barbican | Maxim Vengerov and the Polish Chamber Orchestra: Programme of Mozart and Tchaikovsky | | 3 Dec | TATE | Paul Klee Exhibition | | 4 Dec | English Heritage | Dinner | | 9 Dec | Qatar UK 2013 | Enchanted Evening Fashion Show and drinks | | 10 Dec | GQ Magazine | Lunch | | 15 Dec | BBC Worldwide | Tickets* to premiere of Walking with Dinosaurs | | 17 Dec | EE | Lunch | | 19 Dec | King’s Place | Tickets\* to Bach’s Christmas Oratorio | | 23 Dec | English National Ballet | Tickets\* to The Nutcracker |

## OVERSEAS TRAVEL

| Date(s) of trip | Destination | Purpose of trip | ‘No 32 (The Royal) Squadron’ or ‘other RAF’ or ‘Charter’ or ‘Eurostar’ | Number of officials accompanying Minister, where non-scheduled travel is used | Total cost including travel, and accommodation of Minister only \*indicates if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend | |----------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 14-18 Oct | USA: Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco | To discuss internet safety issues and visit creative industries | Scheduled Flight | £11,233 | | 1-4 Dec | China: Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu | Member of Prime Minister’s delegation | Charter flights | £10,721 | | 15-17 Dec | Russia: Moscow and St Petersburg | To discuss UK-Russia Year of Culture and human rights issues | Scheduled Flight | £1380 |

**Secretary of State, Rt Hon Maria Miller MP**

**Minister for Minister for Sport, Tourism and Equalities, Helen Grant MP**

NIL

**Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP**

| Date(s) of trip | Destination | Purpose of trip | ‘No 32 (The Royal) Squadron’ or ‘other RAF’ or ‘Charter’ or ‘Eurostar’ | Number of officials accompanying Minister, where non-scheduled travel is used | Total cost including travel, and accommodation of Minister only \*indicates if accompanied by spouse/partner or other family member or friend | |----------------|-------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1-3rd Oct | Lithuania: Vilnius | EU Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council | Scheduled Flight | £667 | | 16 Oct-23rd October | South Korea, Indonesia & Qatar: Seoul, Nusa Dua & Doha | Speaking at the Seoul Cyberspace Conference and engaging with telecoms, culture and creative industry stakeholders | Scheduled Flight | £4,458 | | Date | Location | Activity | Flight Type | Cost | |------------|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------| | 8th-10th Dec | Qatar: Doha | Attending events as part of the UK-Qatar Year of Culture | Scheduled Flight | £4,123 |

### MEETINGS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS

**MEETINGS WITH NEWSPAPER AND OTHER MEDIA PROPRIETORS, EDITORS AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES**

| Date of Meeting | Name of Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |-----------------|----------------------|--------------------| | 22 Oct | Professor Mary Beard | To discuss women in business | | 24 Oct | Chartered Management Institute | To discuss gender equality | | 24 Oct | Gallipoli Association | To discuss First World War centenary commemorations | | 29 Oct | Stonewall | To discuss same sex marriage implementation | | 29 Oct | Sainsbury’s | To discuss school sport | | 29 Oct | Heatherwick Studios | To discuss The Garden Bridge Project | | 30 Oct | MOBO Awards | To discuss women in business | | 5 Nov | NSPCC | To discuss child internet safety | | 11 Nov | UN Women | To discuss international women’s policy | | 13 Nov | S4C | To discuss broadcasting issues | | 19 Nov | BPI, MPA, Virgin Media, Talk Talk, BT and BSkyB | To discuss Voluntary Content Access Programme | | 28 Nov | Internet Watch Foundation | To discuss internet safety | | 10 Dec | British Horseracing Authority England & Wales Cricket Board Football Association Football League Gambling Commission Premier League The Rugby League Rugby Football Union Lawn Tennis Association | To discuss match fixing | | 10 Dec | Tony Hall (BBC), Lord Pattern (BBC Trust) Tim Davie (BBC Worldwide) | To discuss BBC | | 10 Dec | Kaleidoscope Trust METRO centre Amnesty International UK | To discuss Russia visit |

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2 Does not normally include meetings with Government bodies such as other Government Departments and Agencies, NDPB’s, Non-Ministerial Departments, Agencies, Government reviews and representatives of Parliament, devolved or foreign governments. | Date of Meeting | Name of Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 1 Oct | Rugby Football League | Meeting to discuss forthcoming Rugby League World Cup | | 3 Oct | Skegness hoteliers | Roundtable to discuss local tourism | | 10 Oct | Stonewall Lesbian & Gay Foundation LGB&T Consortium (of Voluntary Organisations) | LGBT Roundtable | | | National Union of Students Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion | | | | PACE Health | | | | METRO Centre | | | | Broken Rainbow | | | | Bi UK | | | 15 Oct | a:gender LGB&T Consortium (of Voluntary Organisations) | LGBT Roundtable | | | Gendered Intelligence | | | | Press for Change | | | | Trans Media Watch | | | | GIRES | | | | West London Mental Health | | | | NHS Trust | | | | Mermaids UK | | | | Unique TG Network | | | 15 Oct | Advance Asylum Aid | Roundtable to discuss women’s representation in government | | | Coventry Women’s Voices | | | | End Violence Against and Women | | | | Fawcett | | | | National Alliance of Women’s | | | Date | Organisation/Event | Meeting Type | |--------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------| | 17 Oct | England Hockey | Introductory Meeting to discuss England Hockey | | 17 Oct | British Cycling | Introductory Meeting to discuss British Cycling | | 23 Oct | Horse Racing Betting Levy Board | Introductory Meeting to discuss Horse Racing | | 23 Oct | Tourism Alliance | Introductory Meeting to discuss Tourism | | 24 Oct | National Football League Commission | Introductory Meeting to discuss football | | 24 Oct | National Casino Forum | Introductory Meeting to discuss casinos and gambling | | 24 Oct | Gallipoli Association | Introductory Meeting to discuss WW1 | | 31 Oct | British Hospitality Association | Introductory Meeting to discuss tourism | | 11 Nov | Rugby Football Union England Rugby 2015 | Joint Introductory Meeting | | 11 Nov | British Olympic Association | Introductory Meeting to discuss the British Olympic Association | | 20 Nov | British Horseracing Authority | Introductory Meeting to discuss Horseracing | | 20 Nov | Tour de France | Introductory Meeting with Board | | 21 Nov | England Cricket Board | Introductory Meeting with board | | 21 Nov | Camelot | Introductory Meeting to discuss Camelot | | 25 Nov | UEFA | Discussing forthcoming football highlights | | 25 Nov | Women’s Business Council | Domestic Violence in the Workplace | | 28 Nov | Premier League | Introductory Meeting to discuss their work | | Date | Name of Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 2 Dec | Gibraltar Betting and Gaming Association | To discuss recent gambling legislation | | 2 Dec | Football Association | Introductory Meeting to discuss Football Association work | | 4 Dec | Youth Sport Trust | Introductory Meeting to discuss the trust | | 4 Dec | Association of British Bookmakers | Introductory Meeting to discuss gambling | | 9 Dec | Commonwealth Games England | Introductory Meeting to discuss Commonwealth Games England | | 10 Dec | British Horseracing Authority England & Wales Cricket Board Football Association | Roundtable to discuss match fixing | | | Football League | | | | Gambling Commission | | | | Premier League | | | | The Rugby League | | | | Rugby Football Union | | | | Lawn Tennis Association | | | 17 Dec | Responsible Gambling Trust | Introductory Meeting to discuss gambling | | 18 Dec | Remote Gambling Association | Introductory Meeting to discuss gambling |

**Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey MP**

| Date of Meeting | Name of Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 7 Oct | Mediatique | To discuss media and telecoms | | 8 Oct | Cultural Learning Alliance, | To discuss What’s Next? project | | 9 Oct | Youth Music | Update on Youth Music’s current programme of work | | 9 Oct | UK Music, Google, Eagle Rock, BBC Worldwide, BPI, BBFC, British Video Association, VEVO, Sony, Universal Pictures, The Orchard | Roundtable to discuss Online Video age ratings | | 9 Oct | Talk Talk | To discuss Child Safety, Broadband and Regulation, Nuisance Calls | | 9 Oct | GSMA Association | To discuss EU Single Telecoms Market Reform. | | 10 Oct | UKIE UK Screen Association | To discuss classifications within creative industries | | Date | Event | Participants | Purpose | |--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 10 Oct | Taiwanese Communications Commission, | E-Skills, Intellect, BCS, Cisco Systems, Oracle, HP, Nesta, Facebook, | To discuss Telecommunications and Broadcasting Services | | | | Advertising Association, Brighton Fuse | | | 14 Oct | Arqiva | | To discuss spectrum, MIP and digital radio | | 15 Oct | ROSCOS, Network Rail, FirstGroup, Association of Train Operating | ROSCOS, Network Rail, FirstGroup, Association of Train Operating Companies, | To discuss passengers mobile connection | | | Companies, Go-Ahead, SERCO, Virgin Trains, Abellio, National Rail | | | | | Enquiries, Keolis UK | | | | 25 Oct | Film London | | To discuss Film London | | 25 Oct | Creative England | | To discuss Pilot Apprentices Programmes | | 1 Nov | Harwell Science & Innovation Campus | | Briefing on restructuring of Harwell Science and Innovation Campus joint venture | | 1 Nov | Historical Royal Palaces | | Annual Review Meeting | | 1 Nov | Digital Theatre | | Information gathering on Digital Theatre and platform for schools | | 5 Nov | National Union of Journalists Parliamentary Group | | To discuss newspapers | | 5 Nov | West London Free School Academy Trust | | To discuss free schools | | 5 Nov | Professor David Khalili | | Introductory meeting | | 6 Nov | Children’s Laureate | | To discuss creative industries | | 8 Nov | Angad Paul, Film Producer | | To discuss design and film in UK | | 12 Nov | BBC (Tim Davie) | | To discuss digital radio | | 12 Nov | BBC (Tim Davie), UKIE, British Contract furnishing Association, | BBC (Tim Davie), UKIE, British Contract furnishing Association, Animation | Creative Industries Sector Advisory Group | | | Animation UK, Pact, Publishers Association, Crafts Council, Creative | | | | | England, UK Music | | | | Date | Participants | Purpose | |--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 13 Nov | ACE, IPA, Creative England | To discuss Looted Art | | 14 Nov | Arts Council England, Southbank Centre, | To discuss the Kinshasa Philharmonic Orchestra | | 14 Nov | National Trust Heritage Lottery Fund | To discuss Heritage Matters | | 18 Nov | ACE, English Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund, BBC, British Library, National Museum Directors’ Council, BFI, Classic FM, Digital Theatre | Cultural education roundtable | | 19 Nov | Mayor of Fukuoka City, Neues Co. Ltd | To discuss video games | | 19 Nov | BPI, MPA, Virgin Media, Talk Talk, BT and BSkyB | To discuss Voluntary Content Access Programme | | 20 Nov | BBC | To discuss natural history content | | 22 Nov | Farrell Review | Discuss Farrell Review | | 22 Nov | British Fashion Council | To discuss BFC remit | | 25 Nov | Meeting with “Homes & Communities” agency | To discuss architecture | | 27 Nov | Bloom FM | Introductory meeting to discuss the company | | 27 Nov | Deaf Access to Communication | To discuss Video Relay Services | | 28 Nov | Saffery Champness | To discuss film policy | | 28 Nov | Internet Watch Foundation | To discuss internet safety | | 29 Nov | The LEP Network | To discuss creative industries, cultural organisations and tourism sector | | 29 Nov | Which? | To discuss nuisance calls | | 2 Dec | EE | To discuss the Super connected Cities Voucher Scheme | | 2 Dec | Trevor Philips | To update on Trevor’s current work | | 2 Dec | Express Group | To discuss advertising sales | | 3 Dec | Society of Chief Librarians | To discuss libraries | | 4 Dec | Nesta | Regular update on NESTA’s work | | 4 Dec | Connected Digital Economy Catapult | To discuss creative industries | | 6 Dec | China International Film Festival, Beijing Film Academy, Youku Tudou Group, Beijing Air Media Group, Nouvelles D'Europe | To discuss China International Film Festival | | Date | Event | Participants | Purpose | |--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| | 10 Dec | Digital Radio UK – Ford Ennuls | To discuss digital radio | | 10 Dec | Folder Media Gregory Watson, Global Radio, Will Harding; Arqiva Paul | To discuss digital radio | | | Eston, Bauer Media | | | | Dee Ford and grea Allan | | | 10 Dec | UTV – Scott Taunton, Jimmy Bickland | To discuss digital radio switchover | | 11 Dec | National Theatre | Update on the National Theatre | | 11 Dec | SMMT Make Hawes | To discuss digital radio switchover | | 12 Dec | Liverpool Vision | To discuss Liverpool International Festival | | 12 Dec | Vodafone, O2, Three, EE, Arqiva, BT | To discuss the Mobile Infrastructure Project | | 18 Dec | Family Online Safety Institute | To discuss internet safety | | 18 Dec | BT – Bill Murphy | To discuss broadband roll-out | | 19 Dec | Film Policy Review | To discuss the Film Policy Review | | 19 Dec | Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Charity | To discuss Chelsea and Westminster Hospital project | | 20 Dec | The Sorrell Foundation | To discuss National Art &Design Saturday Club |